I posted
here a couple of weeks ago asking for some help IDing some accessories with a lens I was looking at buying.
Well, it arrived and it looks like it's one of the few times taking a punt on Gumtree (Australian equivalent of Craigslist) has paid off. The seller described it as 'unused' and I think they might have actually been telling the truth...
Original box, original polystyrene insert, strap unopened and its original plastic sleeve (still stapled shut...), original conversion tables, hard case immaculate without any cracking or a whiff of mould, lens itself absolutely mint (ironically, I think I'll have to get it serviced to free up the focus and aperture mechanisms - half a century in a box isn't without its drawbacks...)
For someone born firmly into the digital generation, I suspect this is the closest I'll ever come to being able to buy a 'new' Takumar
Enjoy some unashamed lens p0rn